Will The Real Risk Expert Please Stand Up

It appears we’re living in a world where everyone is an expert in one thing or another, but when it comes to risk management and travel safety, that could be a dangerous thing. How is an expert defined? Well, if you take the 10,000 hour rule referred to by Malcolm Gladwell in his 2008 book

Is It Time To Hand National Security Over To The Public?

On 24th September the government of Singapore launched “SG Secure”, a national initiative designed to combat the threat of a terrorist attack on the island city state. SG Secure is built on 3 core pillars: Vigilance, Cohesion and Resilience and according to the official website, “These 3 pillars come together to form the shield that

What it Really Means to Save a Life

This week we received an email which we think everyone should read. The author of the email below has asked me to share her story in order that more people get trained in the core skills that can really make a difference; From: (Address withheld) Sent: 07 November 2016 08:34 To: LFL Global Risk [info@lflglobalrisk.com] Subject:

Are Terrorists Coming to a Town Near You?

In the space of 8 months Sousse, Bamako, Sharm el Sheikh, Paris, Jakarta, Ouagadougou have been the subject of headline news for all the wrong reasons. Six separate terror attacks in apparently unrelated incidents in different parts of the world, carried out by a variety of different groups. While some claim the attacks were in

Getting Taken for a Ride

I am always amazed when we run travel safety workshops and ask how many delegates wear a seat belt when getting into a vehicle in their home country. Without fail everyone raises their hand and some even look at me as if I have just asked a rather stupid question. However, when I ask the

Looking for Lions

There are times when I wonder how on earth I managed to get myself into certain situations and this was one of them. We had set off before sunrise in our vehicle, equipped with radio and GPS tracking devices. Our target was a pride of lions, which we knew were in the vicinity. Two of

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